I’m a developer with a passion for cloud platforms, web development and automation!
I use this blog to write about my interests. They’re usually tech-related, but there’s also the odd music and gaming piece too.
My server would start up under a specific set of circumstances, but mysteriously failed otherwise...
2019-12-18 // 6 min read // #automation #ios-shortcuts #linux
Recently, I had an interesting debugging session with my Terraria server, which I’ve been working to automate.
This has been one of the more complex problems I’ve encountered and fixed, so I’m writing about it for others to learn from!
Running a Hacktoberfest workshop at Monash University
2019-10-20 // 7 min read // #open-source #presentations #reflections
Last week I had the opportunity to run a workshop with at Monash University in celebration of Hacktoberfest. The night itself focused on exploring open source software development. Exploring what open source software is, the implications it has for the world of software development and IT systems, and how contributions can be made. We also had a little security spin, examining how projects that are open source make tradeoffs in security.
You can find out the full rundown on the event at the workshop site.
Reflections, discussions and thoughts from attending DDD Melbourne 2019
2019-08-13 // 13 min read // #conferences #reflections
I had the pleasure of attending DDD Melbourne this past weekend, seeing talks from many people in Melbourne’s tech space, and others coming in from abroad. Across 5 tracks of talks, there was a wide array of presentations on a variety of technical, personal and professional topics.
Thoughts on making great tech talks and workshops great!
2019-04-25 // 5 min read // #presentations #reflections
I’ve had the pleasure of attending several tech talks and workshops in the past year, so I thought it would be good to write up some of the things I’ve observed and liked, as well as how I think some more troublesome areas and issues can be avoided.
A small change, an hour of debugging
2019-01-31 // 4 min read // #gitlab #webdev
I may not have been on the #movingtogitlab train, but recently I decided to try moving my website from GitHub Pages to GitLab pages. Trouble ensued, but helpful documentation saved the way!
